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1. Devotion, which is an absolute delivering up of ourselves to God's worship and service, so as by no flatteries or dangers to be diverted.

2. The other concomitant is zeal, which is the most intense degree of desire and endeavour to please and honour God —

(1) In the exercise of zeal against sin observe this rule — whatever act of zeal you express towards others, double the first upon yourselves.

(2) For zeal about duties — in every duty you take in hand, endeavour to do it above your strength.

V. I PROPOSE TO URGE SOME PERSUASIONS TO BE GRACIOUSLY AMBITIOUS OF SUCH QUALIFICATIONS, AND AS GRACIOUSLY DILIGENT IN SUCH EXERCISES.

1. God is our great Benefactor.

2. Love to God ennobles all other graces.

3. Love to God rectifieth all other loves, and brings them in due bounds.

4. Our love to God doth more sensibly quiet our hearts, than God's love to us.

(S. Annesley, D. D.)

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KJV: For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

WEB: For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like God's angels in heaven.